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Re:Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B by ComodoHacker on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:01AM (#26552279)
>the actual value that is being transacted is the userbase and their data

I haven't used Discord, but I'm curious, what value can Microsoft extract from user data on Discord? Shared links?

Microsoft isn't a data company.

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Re:Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B by ignoramous on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:13AM (#26552351)
> Microsoft isn't a data company.

Deja vu: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19854922

Surely, you haven't heard of Windows 10's horrendous surveillance?

Data collection: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9976298

Ads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13835733

Phone home: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10053352

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Re:Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B by ComodoHacker on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:39AM (#26553824)
Bing Ads contribute 5.5% of their total revenue, less than LinkedIn. [0]

There were no signs data collected outside of web browsing were used to target ads or sold. So I conclude MS isn't a data company.

I'm not saying their level of data collection is OK. I'm saying it's not a key aspect of their business model.

0. https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar20/index.html

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Re:Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B by Ligrev on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:10AM (#26552329)
There's Bing Ads which alone may suggest otherwise. Also, they operate a search engine.
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